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 Tennis takes over towards the end of June as the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship gets underway. Summer is officially here so it's time to seek out the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy and sit out in the park - if you're passing Regent's Park you can also get a Taste of London at the annual posh nosh food fair.
 Story of London Festival Museum of London, EC2Y 5HN and other venues across London 1st - 30th June 2009 This major festival organised by the Mayor's office takes us on a tour of London's rich heritage from the city's architecture and art to its theatres, music, food, film and fashion. Taking place at many venues across London, the city is celebrated through exhibitions, blogs, podcasts and performances. Fans of the city's architecture can explore everything from the Roman amphitheatre at the Museum of London to modern glass and metal constructions at a special heritage Open Day. The National Archives at Kew are here to help Londoners trace their family history and the heritage of the West End theatres is explored. A wonderful all-encompassing celebration of the city. www.london.gov.uk/storyoflondon Venue: Museum of London Address: 150 London Wall, EC2Y 5HN and other venues across London Date: 1st - 30th June 2009 Time: Various Pricing: Various Nearest Station: Various Story of London Festival - Information   Britney SpearsThe O2, SE10 0PE 3rd June 2009 - 13th June 2009 If Britney Spears didn't exist, it would be necessary for someone to invent her. There's nobody working today who's released such consistently insane, repellent, brilliant pop songs for as long as her. She can't sing and she's never written a note, but the people who create, choreograph and produce her music could never have done it without the girl-next-door turned madwoman who will be standing at the front of the stage of the O2 this June. This is the 'Circus' tour, named both for her latest album, and for the idea that Britney's life has become a kind of Victorian freakshow, where her fans gaze in awe at the monster she's become - an impression that will be helped by the presence of strippers and part-time musicians The Pussycat Dolls on the stage behind her. Venue: The O2 Address: Peninsula Square, SE10 0PE Phone: 0844 856 0202 Date: 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 10th, 11th & 13th June 2009 Time: 6.30pm Pricing: £50-£100 Nearest Station: North Greenwich Tube Britney Spears - Information  Richard Long: Heaven and EarthTate Britain, SW1P 4RG 3rd June 2009 - 6th September 2009 British landscape artist Richard Long, shortlisted for the Turner Prize four times, finally winning it in 1989, is the subject of a solo exhibition at Tate Britain. It was after winning the Turner Prize with 'White Water Line' that the Tate commissioned Long to create three site-specific pieces for its Duveen Gallery. Walking in the landscape, creating sculptures out of nature is a fixation for the artist who first started this kind of work in 1967 when he walked through a grass field, creating a straight line through the downtrodden greenery. Since then his work has taken him from the Alps to the Andes. This is a chance to see the landscape sculptures he's created along the way. Image: Richard Long - Small White Pebble Circles 1987 © Richard Long Venue: Tate Britain Address: Millbank, SW1P 4RG Phone: 020 7887 8888 Date: 3rd June 2009 - 6th September 2009 Time: Daily 10am-5.40pm | Late-night opening first Friday of each month - last admission 9pm Pricing: £8 (Adults), £6 (Concs) Nearest Station: Pimlico Tube Richard Long: Heaven and Earth - Information  The Epsom DerbyEpsom Down Race Course, KT18 5LQ 5th & 6th June 2009 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will be an interested spectator at this calendar racing event. The Derby is one of the oldest and greatest horse races in the world, established by the Earl of Derby in 1779. Today this race for three-year-olds attracts prize money of over a million pounds and crowds approaching 100,000. The rolling hills of the Epsom Downs make this course a unique challenge for horses and jockeys alike. It is also one of the most glamorous events in the international racing calendar. The Queen arrives by carriage, followed by thousands of spectators in their best togs. Racing gets underway at 2pm sharp. The Derby itself takes place on the Saturday, while Friday features a race called The Oaks, and, more importantly, Ladies Day, which is as much a fashion show as a horse race. Venue: Epsom Down Race Course Address: Epsom, KT18 5LQ Phone: 01372 470 047 Date: 5th & 6th June 2009 Time: Gates open 10.30am Pricing: To be confirmed (last year £13 - £60) Nearest Station: Epsom Rail, then bus The Epsom Derby - Information  Royal Academy Summer ExhibitionRoyal Academy, W1J 0BD 8th June 2009 - 16th August 2009 Anyone can submit to the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition which gives it a wonderful element of surprise. Around 12,000 pieces are sifted through from relative unknowns to famous artists and members of the RA. The theme for this year is 'Making Space', which means you can expect a vast array of pieces hung in close proximity so they appear to jostle for coveted space on the prestigious gallery's walls. The fun part for visitors is choosing a favourite and, with the majority of works on sale at varying price ranges, you can even buy one if you really fall in love with it. First held in 1768, the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition is the largest regular contemporary art exhibition in the world. It's an impressive show that gives an excellent cross-section of contemporary art each year. Venue: Royal Academy Address: Burlington House, W1J 0BD Phone: 0844 209 1919 Date: 8th June 2009 - 16th August 2009 Time: Daily 10am-6pm (Fri 10am-10pm) Pricing: 2009 TBC. 2008 Prices - £7 (Adults), £6 (OAPs), £5 (Students), £4 (12-18 Years), £3 (Children 8-11), FREE (7 & Under) Nearest Station: Green Park Tube Royal Academy Summer Exhibition - Information  Meltdown FestivalSouth Bank Centre, SE1 8XX 13th - 21st June 2009 Jazz legend Ornette Coleman steps into Massive Attack's shoes as the artistic director of this year's Meltdown festival. Meltdown has become the musical highlight of the Southbank's rammed summer catalogue. Each year it's curated by one of pop music's great innovators, and produces a wildly eclectic line-up of acts. Coleman follows the formidable choices of David Bowie, John Peel, Morrissey, Jarvis Cocker and Lee 'Scratch' Perry as well as many other top stars who've helped to make Meltdown a must-see event in the festival calendar. Venue: South Bank Centre Address: Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX Phone: 08703 808 300 Date: 13th - 21st June 2009 Time: Various Pricing: Various Nearest Station: Waterloo Tube Meltdown Festival - Information  FuturismTate Modern, SE1 9TG 12th June 2009 - 20th September 2009 Key artists of the Futurism Italian art movement, which came to prominence before the First World War, are brought together in this exhibition at Tate Modern. It was in 1909 that Italian writer Filippo Tommaso Marinetti launched his manifesto 'Founding and First Manifesto of Futurism' in Le Figaro, giving birth to the movement. Artists including Umberto Boccioni, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque and Jacob Epstein responded by forging a new, modern art with hard lines and abstract edges. Their work was displayed at the group Futurist exhibition at the Galerie Bernheim in Paris in 1912 which then toured to major European cities including London. Though London's Estoric Museum has an excellent collection of their work, this is the first large-scale Futurism show in Britain for thirty years. Image: Umberto Boccioni - Unique Forms of Continuity in Space 1913 Venue: Tate Modern Address: Bankside Power Station, 25 Sumner Street, SE1 9TG Phone: 020 7887 8888 Date: 12th June 2009 - 20th September 2009 Time: Sun to Thu 10am-6pm, Fri & Sat 10am-10pm | Last admission 5.15pm (Fri & Sat 9.15pm) Pricing: £12 (Adults), £10 (Concs) Nearest Station: Blackfriars Tube/Rail Futurism - Information  Trooping the ColourHorse Guards Parade, SW1A 2AX 13th June 2009 To mark the second of the Queen's two birthdays (this is the official one, her actual birthday is on 21st April), Trooping the Colour presents a vibrant display of ceremony and military history. It's a spectacular piece of pageantry but also a timely reminder of the role of the armed forces who are - in theory at least - under the Queen's control. Hundreds of well-disciplined soldiers in full dress uniform march past, and a different Battalion gives the Royal Salute each year, all accompanied by stirring military music from the massed bands. If you want to avoid the crush you can see the Horse Guards practising for the grand parade at two smaller rehearsals in the days leading up to the grand event - namely the Colonel's Review and The Major General's Review. Venue: Horse Guards Parade Address: The Mall, SW1A 2AX Phone: 020 7414 2479 Date: 13th June 2009 Time: 10am | Fly-past 1pm Pricing: Free to watch from the Mall Nearest Station: Charing Cross Tube/Rail Trooping the Colour - Information  Kings of LeonThe O2, SE10 0PE 15th, 16th & 30th June 2009 Tennessee inbreds the Kings of Leon are an inspired foursome whose garage rock has catapulted them from rural obscurity to super-stardom mainly thanks to UK audiences. The three Followill brothers and their first cousin wrote their first album, Youth and Young Manhood, about the joys of touring, groupies and heavy drinking when they were still playing in their mum's garage. Since that success, the band has spent three years getting up to the kind of stuff they dreamt of in their mum's garage and releasing two great follow-ups. They claim that while all the stories and jokes on the first album were boyhood dreams, the second album is '90 per cent true'. The recent material is a return to the country and western-influenced sound of the first album. These O2 gigs take place on 15th and 16th as well as 30th June. Venue: The O2 Address: Peninsula Square, SE10 0PE Date: 15th, 16th & 30th June 2009 Time: 6.30pm Pricing: £31 Nearest Station: North Greenwich Tube Kings of Leon - Information  Taste of LondonMarylebone Green, NW1 4NR 18th June 2009 - 21st June 2009 Direct your rumbling stomach to Regent's Park for four days of al fresco gluttony as over forty of London's best restaurants, including a flurry of Michelin stars, show off their culinary handiwork. 'Taste of...' has become a nationwide phenomenon with events taking place in cities across the country. The London event in Regent's Park must be one of the most enjoyable. Work your way through a range of miniature speciality dishes - visitors can sample seven or eight small courses in a meal - hot off the plates from upmarket places like Le Gavroche, Gordon Ramsay's Boxwood Cafe, L'Atelier du Joel Robuchon and Club Gascon. While tasting fashionable fare and shopping for fine wines, spirits and gourmet foods among the 120 stalls, the civilised sounds of live jazz and opera fill the air and aid the digestion. A gourmet grazing picnic extraordinaire, no restaurant lover should miss this tasty event which has already become a firm fixture in the foodie calendar. Venue: Marylebone Green Address: Regent's Park, NW1 4NR Phone: 020 7471 1092 Date: 18th June 2009 - 21st June 2009 Time: Thu 12pm-4pm & Gala eve 5.30pm-9.30pm, Fri & Sat 12pm-4pm & 5.30pm-9.30pm, Sun 12pm-5pm Pricing: 2008 TBC. 2008 Prices: £21 (Standard), £35 (Premium), £50 (VIP), £95 (Connoisseur), £10 (6-10 Years), FREE (Under 6s) Nearest Station: Regent's Park Tube Taste of London - Information  BP Portrait Award 2009National Portrait Gallery, WC2H 0HE 18th June 2009 - 20th September 2009 The £25,000 BP Portrait Award is, for many young artists, a ticket to making it in the art world. The competition, open to everyone over the age of 18, closes on 15th February 2009. The 60 exhibited, short-listed entries are proof that portraiture is still an exciting, vital and relevant medium today. Some of the images play on perspective or use photographic techniques, alongside a host of other tricks, but all share one aim: to reveal the inner lives of their subjects. Last year's winner, Craig Wylie, presented a hyper realistic portrait of his girlfriend, Katherine Raw. Venue: National Portrait Gallery Address: St Martin's Place, WC2H 0HE Phone: 020 7312 2463 Date: 18th June 2009 - 20th September 2009 Time: Daily 10am-6pm | Late opening Thu & Fri until 9pm Pricing: Free Nearest Station: Charing Cross Tube/Rail BP Portrait Award 2009 - Information  Wimbledon Lawn Tennis ChampionshipAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, SW19 5AE 22nd June 2009 - 5th July 2009 Wimbledon is the most watched tennis event in the Grand Slam calendar, with a TV audience of untold millions and over half a million spectators attending the All England Club to catch the action live. Many tennis pros covet the Wimbledon crown above all others and the grass surface makes for fast, breathless duels. You're too late for the advance tickets ballot. It is, however, easy to get in to the grounds if you queue up in the morning. There are only 500 tickets for the main courts available, so you have to turn up seriously early - or queue overnight - to be certain of getting to see the biggest matches, but in the first week the outer courts still have some of the world's greatest players and you can grab tickets for them if you arrive by about 9am. Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Address: Church Road, SW19 5AE Phone: 020 8971 2473 Date: 22nd June 2009 - 5th July 2009 Time: 10.30am-7pm. Join the queue before 9am to be sure of getting tickets Pricing: Ground tickets £8-£20. Show court tickets £25-£100 Nearest Station: Southfields Tube Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship - Information Walking in my mind
 The Gilbert CollectionVictoria and Albert Museum, SW7 2RL June 2009 Following the closure of The Gilbert Collection at Somerset House on 27th January 2008, it re-opens in June 2009 at its new permanent home at the Victoria and Albert Museum. In the new galleries, overlooking the V & A garden, you'll find a display celebrating the collection's unique masterpieces with a particular focus on its gold snuffboxes. The Gilbert Collection was bequeathed to the nation by Sir Arthur Gilbert, and consists of an unusual and unique collection of gold and silver decorative arts. European gold and silver snuffboxes, Italian mosaics and portrait miniatures feature heavily. Some pieces will be incorporated into displays elsewhere in the V & A and some of the silver will be returned on loan to the historic houses for which they were originally made. Address: Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum, SW7 2RL Phone: 020 7942 2000 Nearest Station: South Kensington Tube The Gilbert Collection - Information |
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